Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Sida \Si"da\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ??? a kind of plant.] (Bot.)
   A genus of malvaceous plants common in the tropics. All the
   species are mucilaginous, and some have tough ligneous fibers
   which are used as a substitute for hemp and flax. --Balfour
   (Cyc. of India).

Source : WordNet®

Sida
     n : large genus of tropical subshrubs or herbs some of which
         yield fibers of mucilaginous substances [syn: {genus Sida}]